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Watersport enthusiasts will get the opportunity to test a jet powered board created by a Nottingham inventor at a specially created leisure course.

The board was initially invented to save more lives at sea but it will now provide masses of entertainment when it is trialled at Centre Parcs lake at Sherwood Forrest, where a racecourse will be set up.

Ross Kemp, from West Bridgford, set up his Asap Water Crafts company to reduce the amount of time it takes for lifeguards to get their crafts into the sea, according to Nottinghamshire Live.

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The Wave Jam boards are steered by the user lying on the board and there is also a throttle on the handles which fires the rider through the water.

Even though it was initially created to save lives, Mr Kemp, invented a leisure version of the board.

It is currently being used in Cornwall to hold cave-exploring tours and is expected to be showcased at Centre Parcs in the coming months.

Mr Kemp said: "Lifeguards use boats or jet skis to help people in danger, but they often keep them at the top of the beach, and it takes time to get them into the water.

Ross Kemp with his invention (Image: Nottingham Post)

"What I wanted to design was something that could be launched easily from anywhere, and that's how it came about.

"While at university our final project was to come up with an idea and design and develop it as far as we could.

"After university, I worked as a design engineer for a vacuum company and worked on the craft in the evenings and at weekends, but after a while it took up all my time and that's when it became my job."

Mr Kemp said that the interest in the product has gone all over the world.